Paint Creek–Cabin Creek area
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The Paint Creek–Cabin Creek area is a coal-mining region in West Virginia historically known as a central battleground of early 20th-century labor conflicts between miners and coal operators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paint Creek–Cabin Creek area canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-mining region
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historic district ⓘ |
| conflictType |
coal wars in West Virginia
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labor conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| geography | valleys along Paint Creek and Cabin Creek ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike of 1912–1913
NERFINISHED
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armed confrontations between miners and mine guards ⓘ martial law declarations in West Virginia coalfields ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | coal industry ⓘ |
| hasResource | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
coal miners
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coal operators ⓘ private mine guards ⓘ union organizers ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization | United Mine Workers of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike of 1912–1913
NERFINISHED
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coal mining ⓘ early 20th-century labor conflicts ⓘ |
| laborIssue |
union recognition
ⓘ
wages and working conditions in coal mines ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Kanawha County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cabin Creek
NERFINISHED
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Paint Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian coalfields
NERFINISHED
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West Virginia coal fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
central battleground of early 20th-century labor struggles in U.S. coal industry
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important site in history of American labor movement ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorStrike |
1912
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1913 ⓘ |
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